Montezuma Castle is one of the
first National Monuments in
our country.
The Visitors Center
Montezuma Castle National
Monument celebrated its
Centennial in 2006.
On December 8, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt celebrated the passage of the Antiquities Act by proclaiming four sites of historical and cultural significance as our nations's first National Monuments. Montezuma Castle was one of these and is preserved for visitors to learn about some of the earliest developments by man in the United States.
Southern Sinagua farmers built the
castle near Beaver Creek.
Beaver Creek provided reliable
water for the fertile grounds
in the vicinity.
Early American settlers found
the castle & misidentified
it as Aztec.
They named it Montezuma
Castle.
Books on local history are
for sale with souvenirs.
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